Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo

Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo (1525-22 July 1610) was a Spanish general and statesman during the War of the Portuguese Succession, the Anglo-Spanish War, and the Eighty Years' War. He served as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1595 to 1596, succeeding Archduke Ernest and preceding Archduke Albert, and Governor of the Duchy of Milan from 1600 to 1610, interrupting Juan Fernandez de Velasco's two terms in office.

Biography
Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo was born in Zamora, Spain in 1525, and he trained in Naples as a courtier of King Philip II of Spain. He took part in the 1580 invasion of Portugal under Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, and he was given command of the Spanish troops in Portugal in 1582. In 1589, as Captain General of Portugal, he defended Lisbon from assault by the English Armada during the Anglo-Spanish War, and he was sent to the Spanish Netherlands in 1591. From 1595 to 1596, he served as Governor there, and he conquered Doullens and Cambrai during the Franco-Spanish War. From 1600 to 1610, he served as Governor of Milan, and he died in office at the age of 85.